Artist
Jacob A. Riis American, 1849–1914
Printer
Alexander Alland American, born Ukraine, 1902–1989
CultureAmerican
Titles
- Waiting to Be Let in the Mulberry Street Station
Date1892, printed 1946–1952
PlaceNew York City, New York, United States
MediumGelatin silver print
Dimensionsimage: 9 11/16 × 7 7/8 inches (24.6 × 20 cm)
sheet: 10 × 8 inches (25.4 × 20.3 cm)
sheet: 10 × 8 inches (25.4 × 20.3 cm)
Credit LineGift of Howard Greenberg
Object number98.689
Not on view
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PhotographyObject Type
Exhibition HistoryExhibited: "A Love Affair with Pictures: 25 Years of Collecting Photographs at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston," MFAH, Lower Jones and Masterson Galleries, October 14 - December 30, 2001.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscription: The photograph is stamped in black, verso: "Print by Alexander Alland, Sr. / from Jacob A. Riis / original glass negative Ca 1888-1898". The photograph is stamped in black, verso: "Photograph by Alexander Alland / Series / Permission for reproduction of this / Photograph must be obtained".
The photograph is unsigned.
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Jacob A. Riis
1890s, printed 1946–1952
Gelatin silver print
92.72
Reinhart Wolf
1985–1986
Chromogenic print
2002.2718
Jacob Hoefnagel
1592
Engraving on paper
BF.2008.10
